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John NobleThu, 04 Jun 2015 21:37:59 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.9‘Fringe’ Favorite John Noble Joins ‘Elementary’ as Series Regularhttp://www.johnnoble.info/?p=454
http://www.johnnoble.info/?p=454#commentsThu, 04 Jun 2015 20:20:31 +0000http://www.johnnoble.info/?p=454 He’ll play Sherlock’s father on the fourth season of the CBS drama. Fringe favorite John Noble has found his next full-time gig. The beloved actor has booked a series regular role on CBS’ Elementary, the network announced Wednesday. Noble will play Sherlock Holmes’ (Jonny Lee Miller) wealthy and estranged father on the fourth [...]]]>

He’ll play Sherlock’s father on the fourth season of the CBS drama.

Fringe favorite John Noble has found his next full-time gig.

The beloved actor has booked a series regular role on CBS’ Elementary, the network announced Wednesday.

Noble will play Sherlock Holmes’ (Jonny Lee Miller) wealthy and estranged father on the fourth season of the procedural co-starring Lucy Liu. The character has been referenced in previous seasons as being instrumental in Sherlock’s first stint in rehab three years ago and in pairing his son with Joan Watson (Liu), his sober companion-turned-investigative partner and friend.

Noble’s elder Holmes will make his debut in the season four premiere, when he arrives in New York to deal with the aftermath of his son’s recent relapse.

“We could not be more delighted to have John Noble taking on such an important role,” series creator/exec producer Robert Doherty said in a statement announcing the news. “We’ve enjoyed his work for many years now — especially his tremendous run on Fringe — and cannot wait to see him opposite Jonny and Lucy. It’s going to be an exciting season.”

Noble’s recent credits include a series regular role on Fox’s Sleepy Hollow and guest gigs on ABC’s now canceled Forever. The Elementarycasting brings him back to CBS after a guest stint on the network’s The Good Wife. He’s repped by Coast to Coast Talent, Seven Summits Pictures and Jacobson Russell.

]]>http://www.johnnoble.info/?feed=rss2&p=4540Aussie Actor John Noble Will Voice The Scarecrow In Batman: Arkham Knighthttp://www.johnnoble.info/?p=449
http://www.johnnoble.info/?p=449#commentsSat, 09 May 2015 20:19:51 +0000http://www.johnnoble.info/?p=449 It’s always nice when a developer goes out of its way to hire great talent to voice the characters in their games and Rocksteady / Warner Bros. are no exception. Along with Breaking Bad‘s Jonathan Banks and Twilight‘s Ashley Greene, South Australian John Noble will be lending his excellent vocals to the [...]]]>

It’s always nice when a developer goes out of its way to hire great talent to voice the characters in their games and Rocksteady / Warner Bros. are no exception. Along with Breaking Bad‘s Jonathan Banks and Twilight‘s Ashley Greene, South Australian John Noble will be lending his excellent vocals to the role of the Scarecrow in Batman: Arkham Knight.

The six-minute clip contains interviews with some of the cast of the game, including Noble, as they describe what’s involved in playing their roles. Noble seems to relish the opportunity and he certainly has the “evil” chops to give Scarecrow the right amount of menace and instability, having played Denethor in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Return of the King.

If you just want to catch Noble’s interview, it starts at the 1:43 mark. Oh and before you worry, Kevin Conroy is returning to play Batman while the prolific Nolan North voices the Penguin.

]]>http://www.johnnoble.info/?feed=rss2&p=4490John Noble to guest-star in Forever finale — exclusivehttp://www.johnnoble.info/?p=445
http://www.johnnoble.info/?p=445#commentsMon, 06 Apr 2015 19:46:28 +0000http://www.johnnoble.info/?p=445 John Noble has landed a guest-starring role in the upcoming season finale of Forever, EW has learned exclusively. The Fringe and Sleepy Hollow star will play Aubrey Griffin, the world’s foremost expert of antiquities and adventure. Through his numbers books, Griffin is seen by the contemporaries as a mythological mix of Indiana Jones [...]]]>

John Noble has landed a guest-starring role in the upcoming season finale of Forever, EW has learned exclusively.

The Fringe and Sleepy Hollow star will play Aubrey Griffin, the world’s foremost expert of antiquities and adventure. Through his numbers books, Griffin is seen by the contemporaries as a mythological mix of Indiana Jones and James Bond. Despite his tales of travel and history, few know that he is confined to a wheelchair—his life is limited to the safe confines of his affluent Central Park West apartment.

That all changes when a museum curator turns up dead, in her possession a Roman dagger. Griffin quickly concludes that there is far more to this blade than meets the eye—it’s the actual knife that ended the life of Emperor Julius Caesar. What’s more, the dagger contains a curse of death to any and all who come into contact with it. Could this also be the same Roman dagger that was used to first kill Adam (Burn Gorman) back in 44 B.C.?

Forever’s season finale is slated to air Tuesday, May 5 at 10 p.m. ET on ABC.

]]>http://www.johnnoble.info/?feed=rss2&p=4450John Noble and Hamish Linklater go head to head in period drama ‘Posterity’http://www.johnnoble.info/?p=440
http://www.johnnoble.info/?p=440#commentsWed, 18 Mar 2015 22:28:53 +0000http://www.johnnoble.info/?p=440Some of the spring’s hottest shows have been irreverent spins on history, like the hip-hop bio-musical “Hamilton” and “An Octoroon,” an alternately hilarious and searing look at slavery.

“Posterity,” on the other hand, is very much a traditional period show — and a dull one at that. From a character’s gigantic muttonchops to the heavy-handed speechifying and the ponderous music playing between scenes, you know this is about Serious Stuff.

The man with the overgrown facial hair is Henrik Ibsen (John Noble, late of TV’s “Fringe” and “Sleepy Hollow”), the author of such enduring staples of Scandinavian gloom as “Hedda Gabler” and “A Doll’s House.”

We meet Ibsen in 1901, toward the end of his life. He’s pondering whether or not he should pose for Gustav Vigeland (Hamish Linklater), a much younger sculptor with a chip on his shoulder and a fantastic head of hair.

Vigeland is also drawn from real life — he’s probably best known for designing the Nobel Peace Prize medal. What playwright and director Doug Wright does in “Posterity” is essentially write two extended conversations about art and legacy for the pair.

The conflict, such as it is, revolves around Vigeland’s reluctance to make yet another bust when he’d really rather create a gigantic sculpture garden, and Ibsen’s reluctance to sit for him.

But sit he does, swayed partly by a brush with mortality and partly by Vigeland’s press clippings about him that are in a folder as huge as it is improbable.

This is just as dull as it sounds, with little of the spark Wright showed in his Pulitzer- and Tony-winning hit, “I Am My Own Wife.”

Circling unnecessarily around the main plot are Vigeland’s hunky assistant, Anfinn (Mickey Theis), and his middle-aged housekeeper, Mrs. Bergstrøm (Dale Soules of Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black”). She complains that Vigeland should not sculpt celebrities but, instead, regular folks.

This Atlantic production’s main assets are its stars. Although Linklater lacks the necessary gravitas for this role, it’s rewarding to see him boldly move away from the comic roles he excels at — most recently in “Much Ado About Nothing” at the Delacorte.

As for Noble, this Australian actor has been busy making fantasy-based TV series in recent years, but his performance here is weighty and real — as much as Wright’s earnest script allows.

Characters with thorns, plucked from history in all their contrariness, have been an abiding source of inspiration for Doug Wright. A Marquis de Sade in extremis was the central figure in “Quills,” which won Mr. Wright an Obie Award in 1996.

Conversations with the transgender, Nazi-surviving German antiquarian Charlotte von Mahlsdorf formed the basis for his “I Am My Own Wife” (2003), for which he received both a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award. Now, Mr. Wright is taking on Henrik Ibsen, that uncompromising father of the modern drama, with “Posterity.” Opening on Tuesday in an Atlantic Theater Company production, “Posterity” finds this literary lion (John Noble) at the end of his career, but presumably still roaring, as he confronts his imminent death while posing for the Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland (Hamish Linklater). Mr. Wright directs.

We’re still a way off Arkham Knight‘s release in June but Rocksteady want to make sure your butt stays firmly in your seat on the HYPE TRAIN. As a result, here is a new trailer taking a look at some of the usual suspects in Gotham’s underbelly. Does ‘underbelly’ apply to Gotham? Maybe just ‘belly’. Maybe ‘entire torso’.

Arkham Knight stars the delightful John ‘Dr. Walter Bishop/Denethor’ Noble as The Scarecrow/Dr. Jonathon Crane as well as both video game staples, Troy Baker and Nolan North. Check it out below and let us know what you think!

]]>http://www.johnnoble.info/?feed=rss2&p=4320Hamish Linklater and John Noble in Rehearsal for Doug Wright’s Posterityhttp://www.johnnoble.info/?p=426
http://www.johnnoble.info/?p=426#commentsMon, 09 Feb 2015 22:11:42 +0000http://www.johnnoble.info/?p=426Atlantic Theater Company has released rehearsal photos from its world-premiere production of Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Doug Wright’s play Posterity, starring Hamish Linklater and John Noble. The production begins previews [...]]]>The new play at Atlantic Theater Company explores the nature of artistic success and the fear of being forgotten.

Atlantic Theater Company has released rehearsal photos from its world-premiere production of Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Doug Wright’s play Posterity, starring Hamish Linklater and John Noble. The production begins previews on February 25 and officially opens on March 15 for a limited engagement through April 5 at the Linda Gross Theater. Wright will direct.

Posterity follows Norway’s most celebrated sculptor (Linklater) after he is commissioned to create the last official portrait of the country’s most famous writer, Henrik Ibsen (Noble). The play is described as an exploration of “the nature of artistic success and the fear of being forgotten.”

In addition to Linklater and Noble, the cast features Dale Soules, Henry Stram, and Mickey Theis. The design team will include scenic design by Derek McLane, costume design by Susan Hilferty, lighting design by David Lander, and original music and sound design by David Van Tieghem.

]]>http://www.johnnoble.info/?feed=rss2&p=4260Tickets Now on Sale to See Hamish Linklater & John Noble in Doug Wright’s Posterity Off-Broadwayhttp://www.johnnoble.info/?p=423
http://www.johnnoble.info/?p=423#commentsThu, 22 Jan 2015 20:01:59 +0000http://www.johnnoble.info/?p=423Posterity, starring Hamish Linklater and John Noble. The play, written and directed by Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner Doug Wright, will begin performances on February 25 at the Linda Gross Theater. The Atlantic Theater production will open officially on March 15 and run through [...]]]>Tickets are now available for the world premiere of Posterity, starring Hamish Linklater and John Noble. The play, written and directed by Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner Doug Wright, will begin performances on February 25 at the Linda Gross Theater. The Atlantic Theater production will open officially on March 15 and run through April 5.

The new play explores the nature of artistic success and the fear of being forgotten as Norway’s most celebrated sculptor (Linklater) prepares to commission a portrait of Henrik Ibsen (Noble). The playwright proves to be a hot-tempered, sitter, and the two wage war over his legacy.

In addition to Linklater and Noble, the cast includes Dale Soules, Henry and Mickey Theis.

Dale Soules, Henry Stram (currently in the Bradley Cooper topliner “The Elephant Man”) and Mickey Theis also appear in the show, about the contentious sitting sessions of Henrik Ibsen (Noble) for Norway’s top sculptor (Linklater).

“Fringe” alum Noble appeared Off Broadway in “The Substance of Fire” in the spring. Linklater is a Gotham theater veteran, with recent appearances including “Much Ado About Nothing” and “The Comedy of Errors” in Central Park.

First time Australian feature film directors Tony Mahony and Angus Sampson (who also is the lead star), produce a lean, dark, sporadically funny, weird, and based on true events take on adolescent qualities in grown-up people. Growing up is hard to do and we all know that but in this, Mahony, Sampson, and co-writers Jaime Browne and Leigh Whannell (who also plays a role) envision a story where smuggling drugs through a certain body cavity can make you step up to the plate and be a man. The Mule is a film that shows you exactly what its about in the first 30 minutes and honors the promise on exploring those ideas in an enticing way.

Ray Jenkins (Sampson) is a mopey but lovable mid-to-late 20-something who still lives with his parents and works a dead-end job at a TV repair store. After his drug dealer buddy, Gavin (Whannell), hatches a plan to smuggle heroin from Thailand for the local drug lord Pat Shepherd (Fringe’s John Noble), Ray is invited to get in on the score. Agreeing to the terms and smuggling the drugs, Ray is arrested by customs in his home country of Australia. Constables Gavin (Ewen Leslie) and Croft (The Lord of the Rings‘ Hugo Weaving) are assigned to make sure that Ray avails himself of whatever lies inside his bowels, at all costs.

The Mule starts with news footage of a sail vessel sailing the un-sailable. Of course, this throws the narrative into gear whilst giving the viewer thematic context to work from. This is a movie about a man holding in his fecal matter for more than was previously known as humanly possible. Ray is the local dope, he’s soft spoken, everybody likes him, and doesn’t have much of a drive in life. When he is given this opportunity, he’s anxious about it. After a couple of party montages with Gavin that help his self-esteem with women, Ray is totally sure that he’s the mule that they’re looking for. Like with any story about the main character dealing with the consequences of his newfound dignity, Ray gets so deep in a bad situation to the point where he can’t get out.

Ray isn’t the only one in this darkly twisted story though; The Mule offers a slew of supporting characters that all amplify the narrative’s resonating qualities. John Noble plays the evil drug dealer that is a pleasure to watch as he slinks around like an ethereal force, making others do his violent bidding. Hugo Weaving as Constable Croft is the most fun to watch. He’s the kind of cop that is okay with blurring the lines between what is and isn’t acceptable when you are holding someone in protective custody. To hear him sling out bleak jokes about feces was the exact comedic tone that The Mule needed so desperately. Otherwise, I would have been confused at the prospect that the whole film is described as part comedy. Sure, most of the things that happen are preposterous but are they naturally funny? Not really, unless you find pooping yourself with the risk of a heroin overdose comedic.

The Mule isn’t presented to be some kind of revolutionary indie from first-time feature directors and that’s part of its charm. Coupling some solid tunes from the early ’80s (the film takes place in 1983 Australia), Sampson and Mahony throw in some entertaining slow pan-in shots on every character as they are experiencing some type of pain whether emotional or physical. Luckily, the directing duo doesn’t skimp on the gross stuff that could come about because of being released from constipation. Every gag in the film only lends itself more to how ugly and disgusting everyone and everything is here.

In the end, The Mule reminds us that Ray’s story is a lot more steeped in reality then we are led on to imagine. Credit should be given where credit is due and Mahony/Sampson should get more than just a pat on the back for taking something like the coming-of-age trope and shaping it into such an unusual and dismal tale.